Agriculture

Aerial view reconstruction drawing of Maiden Castle

A brief guide to the British Iron Age

Illustration for BBC History Magazine.

How potatoes conquered the world

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland. (Photo by Getty Images)

The Scottish Clearances

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General prehistory

The origins of civilisation

Engraving of a brewery

General ancient history

Q&A Who made the first booze?

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Second World War

10 tips for surviving on the home front during the Second World War

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General prehistory

Was prehistoric Sussex home to hunter-gatherers?

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General prehistory

Introduction of farming led to ‘Black Death’-type population collapse

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A Country Merchant, 1495 – 1520: Trading and Farming at the End of the Middle Ages